EANS-Voting Rights: Pfeiffer Vacuum Technology AG
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Announcement according to Article 21, Section 1 of the WpHG (share)
Arnhold and S. Bleichroeder Holdings, Inc., New York, USA, notified Pfeiffer Vacuum pursuant to article 21 section 1 WpHG (German Securities Trading Act) that the percentage of their voting rights in our company fell below the threshold of 10 % on February 18, 2011 and on that day amounted to 9.61 % (equalling 947,809 voting rights). These voting rights are attributed to Arnhold and S. Bleichroeder Holdings, Inc., New York, USA, pursuant to article 22 section 1 sentence 1 nr. 6 in connection with sent. 2 WpHG. Of the following shareholders the voting rights are attributed to the notifier: First Eagle Global Fund (6.65 % resp. 655,805) and First Eagle Overseas Fund (2,40 % resp. 236,919 voting rights).
First Eagle Investment Management, LLC, New York, USA, notified Pfeiffer Vacuum pursuant to article 21 section 1 WpHG (German Securities Trading Act) that the percentage of their voting rights in our company fell below the threshold of 10 % on February 18, 2011 and on that day amounted to 9.61 % (equalling 947,809 voting rights). These voting rights are attributed to First Eagle Investment Management, LLC, New York, USA, pursuant to article 22 section 1 sentence 1 nr. 6 WpHG. Of the following shareholders the voting rights are attributed to the notifier: First Eagle Global Fund (6.65 % resp. 655,805) and First Eagle Overseas Fund (2,40 % resp. 236,919 voting rights).
Asslar, February 24, 2011
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Further inquiry note:
Brigitte Looß
Leiterin Investor Relations
Tel.: +49 (6441) 802-346
E-Mail: Brigitte.Loos[at]pfeiffer-vacuum.de
Branche: Machine Manufacturing
ISIN: DE0006916604
WKN: 691660
Index: TecDAX, CDAX, HDAX, Prime All Share, DAXsector All Industrial
Börsen: Frankfurt / regulated dealing/prime standard
Berlin / free trade
Hamburg / free trade
Stuttgart / free trade
Düsseldorf / free trade
Hannover / free trade
München / free trade
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